Esters of anhydride aromatic polycarboxylic acids with perfluoroalkyl alcohols

ABSTRACT

This invention describes new perfluoroalkyl substituted esters, diesters and polyesters which contain at least one cyclic 5-membered anhydride group or two carboxy groups, as well as half amides and half esters thereof; their synthesis and their use as surface-active reactants in polycondensate resin systems.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Perfluoroalkyl substituted compounds are widely used in a large number of applications where the unique ability of perfluoroalkyl groups to lower the surface energy of solids, or organic or aqueous solutions, is of decisive importance. In polymers, the presence of perfluoroalkyl groups reduces the polymer surface-free energy to below 15 dynes/cm, and such polymers are used by the textile industry to make fabrics not only water repellent, but also oil repellent.

R_(f) -surfactants which are otherwise like their hydrocarbon analogues in that they are either anionic, cationic, nonionic or amphoteric, but which contain perfluoroalkyl groups reduce the surface tension of aqueous or organic liquids to extremely low levels, down to 15 dynes/cm, as compared to 25-30 dynes/cm obtainable with conventional surfactants. Such low surface tensions allow these liquids, which may be molten polymers to polymer solutions or emulsions, to wet substrates which are otherwise impossible to wet. Therefore properties which depend on good wetting are often substantially improved, such as adhesion and surface smoothness, and such coating deficiencies as crawling, "fisheyes," "orange peel," etc. are largely eliminated. Numerous R_(f) -surfactants have been described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,915,554; 3,274,244; 3,621,059; 3,668,233; and German Offenlegungsschift No. 2,215,388.

R_(f) -surfactants of the prior art cited above are used for coating systems to help in wetting and to prevent crawling and other side effects of poor coatings. These R_(f) -surfactants are nonionic in nature because ionic compounds are poorly compatible with resins. All the R_(f) -surfactants described are non-reactive.

DETAILED DISCLOSURE

This invention pertains to new perfluoroalkyl substituted esters, diesters and polyesters which contain at least one cyclic 5-membered anhydride group or two carboxy groups as well as half amides and half esters derived therefrom and the processes to prepare said compounds.

The compounds of this invention are useful as surface-active reactants in polycondensation resin systems. The compounds of this invention contain chemical groups which can co-react with curable resin systems during the curing cycle. This assures optimum compatibility of the compounds of this invention as additives with the curable resin throughout the curing cycle. The perfluoroalkyl compounds may by themselves have minimal surface activity properties, but form surface active derivatives during cure of the resin in situ. Besides the optimal compatibility and effectiveness achieved, the perfluoroalkylated compounds of this invention are tightly built into the resin network and remain an integral part of it. They cannot bleed out, like other surfactants. This is an important and requisite property for coatings coming in contact with food. Additionally, the surface appearance of the coating is improved and often its surface free energy is reduced.

In specific detail, the compounds of this invention comprise perfluoroalkyl substituted esters of the formula I ##STR3## wherein Q is the tetraradical rest of a tricarboxylic or tetracarboxylic acid which contains at least one 1,2-dicarboxy grouping,

X is hydrogen or carboxy,

R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms or perfluoroalkoxyperfluoroalkyl of 4 to 18 carbon atoms,

a is 1 or 2,

A is hydrogen or the group II ##STR4## m is an integer from 0 to 5, Q₁ is the same as Q or is a different tetraradical rest of the definition given for Q, and

R³ is the residue of a R_(f) substituted, branched or straight chain, aliphatic alcohol or diol of 1 to 12 carbon atoms which may contain 1 to 5 non-terminal oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms, the third substituent on the nitrogen atoms being independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

The preferred compounds of this invention are those of formula I wherein Q is the tetraradical rest of a tricarboxylic or tetracarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of trimellitic acid, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and ##STR5## X is hydrogen or carboxy; R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms;

a is 1 or 2;

A is hydrogen or Group II ##STR6## m is an integer from 0 to 2; Q₁ is the same as Q; and

R³ is the residue of a R_(f) substituted, aliphatic alcohol or diol of the structure ##STR7## where R¹ is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxyalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms or alkyleneiminoalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms where the nitrogen atom contains as the third substituent hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and

R² is a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an alkylenepolyoxyalkylene of the formula C_(n) H_(2n) (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where n is 1 to 12, k is 2 to 6 and r is 1 to 40.

Especially preferred compounds of this invention are those of formula I wherein Q is the tetraradical rest of tetracarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid and 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid; X is carboxy; R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms; a is 1 or 2; A is group II ##STR8## m is 0; Q₁ is the same as Q; and R³ is the residue of an R_(f) substituted aliphatic alcohol or diol of the structure ##STR9## where R¹ is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and

R² is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkylenepolyoxyalkylene of the formula C_(n) H_(2n) (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where n is 1 to 4, k is 2 to 4 and r is 1 to 20.

Most preferably the compounds of this invention are those where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R¹ is ethylene; and R² is methylene or methyleneoxyalkylene of the formula CH₂ (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where k is 2 and r is 1 to 20.

The perfluoroalkyl substituted alcohols or diols useful in this invention have the general structure ##STR10## where Z is hydrogen or hydroxy. When Z is hydrogen in formula III, A in Formula I is also hydrogen. When Z is hydroxy, A in formula I has the structure of group II. R³, a, and R_(f) are as previously defined.

When Z is hydrogen and a is 1, other perfluoroalkyl alcohols contemplated to be of value in this invention include ##STR11##

Where Z is hydroxy and a is 1, other perfluoroalkyl diols contemplated to be of value in this invention have the structures below ##STR12##

The perfluoroalkyl alcohols and diols can also contain two R_(f) groups as seen in the compounds illustrated below, where a is 2. ##STR13##

Formula III thus also describes di-R_(f) -substituted alcohols and diols. In all the above structures,

R⁴ is a branched or straight chain alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

R⁵ is hydrogen or methyl, and

R¹ and R² are as previously defined.

R_(f) -alcohols and diols are described in U.S. Pat. Nos.: 2,803,615; 3,079,214; 3,207,730; 3,256,230; 3,332,902; 3,282,905; 3,304,198; 3,304,278; 3,361,685; 3,378,609; 3,498,946; 3,384,627; 3,384,628; 3,407,183; 3,424,285; 3,510,455; 3,547,894; 3,686,283; 3,728,151; 3,736,360; 3,759,874; 3,794,623; 3,872,858; and 3,883,596; in British Pat. Nos.: 1,101,049; and 1,130,822; and in German Offenlengungsschrift No. 2,342,888.

A particularly preferred class of perfluoroalkyl substituted compounds contain the residue of an R_(f) -glycol characterized by the presence of one or two perfluoroalkylthio groups on adjacent carbon atoms. The R_(f) -glycols have the structure ##STR14## wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms;

R¹ is straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

R² is a straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or CH₂ (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r)

wherein

m is 1 to 4

k is 2 to 4

r is 1 to 20

The R_(f) -glycol can be obtained by addition of 2.0 moles of a mercaptan of formula R_(f) --R¹ --SH to one mole of an acetylenic diol of formula HOR² --C C--R² OH or 1 mole of mercaptan to one mole of a diol of the formula HOR² CH═CHR² OH wherein R¹, R², and R_(f) are as described above, in the presence of an azo type free radical catalyst such as azobisisobutyronitrile at a temperature of 60° to 80° C, in bulk or in the presence of a C₆ -C₁₀ alkane solvent.

A preferred class of mercaptans is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,544,663 and can be obtained by reacting a perfluoroalkyl alkyl iodide with thiourea, followed by hydrolysis.

Preferred are the compounds of this invention which contain the residue of an R_(f) -glycol,

wherein

R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms;

R¹ is ethylene,

R² is methylene,

obtained by adding two moles 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethyl mercaptan to one mole 2-butyn-1,4-diol or one mole of said mercaptan to one mole of 2-buten-1,4-diol.

The tetraradical rest Q (or Q₁) is derived from a tetracarboxylic acid or tetracarboxylic dianhydride of formula IV or a tricarboxylic acid anhydride acid chloride of formula V. ##STR15## The dianhydrides of formula IV can be aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, or heterocyclic in general structure.

A list of suitable dianhydrides of structure IV is given below.

Generally dianhydrides of tetracarboxylic acids in which the four carboxy groups are attached in pairs to two adjacent carbon atoms have the structure of two 5-membered cyclic anhydride groups in one molecule.

1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,2,3,4-benzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,6,7-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

3,3',4,4'-diphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,2,5,6-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,2',3,3'-diphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

3,3',4,4'-azobenzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic dianhydride

2-phenyl-4,6-bis(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-s-triazine dianhydride

2-diphenylamino-4,6-bis(3',4'-dicarboxyphenyl)-s-triazine dianhydride

2,2-bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)propane dianhydride

bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)sulfone dianhydride

3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)ether dianhydride

1,1,2,2-ethylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,2,4,5-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

decahydronaphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

4,8-dimethyl-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydronaphthalene-1,2,5,6-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,6-dichloronaphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,7-dichloronaphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,6,7-tetrachloronaphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,8,9,10-phenanthrenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

1,2,3,4-cyclopentanetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,4,5-pyrrolidinetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,5,6-pyrazinetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,2-bis-(2,5-dicarboxyphenyl)propane dianhydride

1,1-bis-(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)ethane dianhydride

bis-(2,3-dicarboxyphenyl)methane dianhydride

bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)methane dianhydride

bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)sulfone dianhydride

1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride

2,3,4,5-thiophenetetracarboxylic dianhydride

3,3',4,4'-diphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride

Other dianhydrides contemplated to be of use in this invention are synthesized by the base catalyzed addition of a dithiol to two moles of maleic anhydride or by the free radical addition of a dithiol to tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, norbornane anhydride or methylnorbornane anhydride. Such dianhydrides have the structures below: ##STR16## In these structures, R₆ is a linear or branched alkylene chain of 2 to 20 carbon atoms, which may also contain an ether oxygen or ester groups.

Typical examples for R₆ are: ##STR17## R₇ is hydrogen or methyl.

The anhydride acid chlorides of formula V are best exemplified by trimellitic acid anhydride acid chloride (commercially available) ##STR18##

The preferred dianhydrides useful in this invention are

3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride,

1,2,4,5-benzentetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, ##STR19## 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid dianhydride.

The most preferred dianhydrides are

3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and

2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid dianhydride.

The anhydrides of formula IV are generally items of commerce. They can also be prepared by conventional procedures from the corresponding acids using an acid chloride and pyridine or in the aromatic or heterocyclic series by oxidation of the corresponding tetramethyl compounds.

The compounds of this invention having structure I are prepared by reacting a mono-R_(f) or a di-R_(f) substituted alcohol of formula III with a dianhydride of formula IV or anhydride acid chloride of formula V in a suitable organic solvent at slightly elevated temperatures. The mol ratios of the reactants are selected so that at least one anhydride group is present in the product. This anhydride group can subsequently easily be opened up with water, alcohols or amines to give diacids, diacid salts, acid-esters, and acid-amides (amic-acids).

In like manner the compounds of this invention having structure I where A is group II are prepared by the same reaction described above, but using a mono-R_(f) or a di-R_(f) substituted diol of formula III.

The synthesis of a compound of formula I is carried out in an organic solvent which will dissolve both the R_(f) -alcohol or R_(f) -diol and the dianhydride or anhydride acid chloride at the reaction temperature. Useful solvents include ethers such as dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether; esters such as ethyl acetate or ethyl cellosolve acetate; amides such as N,N-dimethylformamide and N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone; pyridine; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone or methyl isobutyl ketone and the like. Generally any aprotic solvent or mixture of aprotic solvents which will dissolve both reactants will suffice. The reaction is carried out preferably at slightly elevated temperatures, namely between 50° and 100° C. The reaction rate is greatly influenced by the nature of the reactants, with the di-R_(f) -diols and aromatic dianhydrides reacting slower than the mono-R_(f) -diols and aliphatic anhydrides. However, in the presence of basic catalyst, such as tertiary or quaternary amines, all reactions proceed rapidly and smoothly. Preferred catalysts are quaternary ammonium compounds such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide or tetramethylammonium chloride. The product is obtained as a 10-70% solution which is a most desirable form for applications where a small amount of the compound is to be added to large volumes of resins or resin solutions.

Since there novel anhydrides are usually insoluble in resins or resin solutions unless one of the aforementioned solvents it present, the compounds of this invention usually are first reacted with the --OH or --NH groups of the resin or are otherwise transformed into a soluble or compatible state. For incorporation into polyurethane foams, for instance, the anhydride or dianhydride is first reacted with part of the polyol component, as described in Example 22 before mixing into the final formulation; for incorporation into aqueous resin solutions, the compounds are reacted with water solubilizing alcohols or amines such as polyethylene oxide, bis-amino propyl ether of polyethylene oxide, or N,N-dialkylaminealcohols, or N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl diamines. Preferred reactants are N,N-dimethylaminoethanol and N,N-dimethylaminopropane-1,3-diamine. This reaction leads to formation of amphoteric groups and easy water dispersibility at high and low pH. If only solubility in basic medium is required the dicarboxylate derivative of the anhydride is sufficient, for instance the ammonium salt.

Since the water soluble forms of the novel compounds are not especially good surface-active agents for water, or the water-resin solutions as such, it is often useful to add another surfactant to aqueous systems, one which is especially designed to reduce the surface tension of water. In this way good wetting of the aqueous phase is initially achieved whereafter the polyfunctional R_(f) -compounds of this invention become effective after the water has been evaporated. Especially useful cosurfactants for water-based coatings are ionic, cationic and amphoteric, R_(f) -surfactants, which will reduce the surface tension of water to below 20 dynes/cm.

Thus, combination of the novel compounds of this invention with conventional, ionic R_(f) -surfactants for use in aqueous resin systems is another embodiment of this invention. The unique usefulness of these novel compounds is demonstrated in detail in the examples.

Thus, the compounds of this invention are useful in the development of a "dual wetting" system for water based coatings for hard-to-wet surfaces. Such a system comprises two parts. One is based on a perfluoroalkyl (R_(f)) ionic surfactant, effective in reducing the surface tension of the water phase, and the second part derived from the perfluoroalkyl dianhydrides of this invention, effective in the resin phase. Use of this dual system can provide complete (100%) coverage of hard-to-wet substrates, for instance industrial grade electrolytic tin plate when coated by an aqueous epoxy resin coating system.

It is understood that the scope of the invention is not limited by the following postulations nor that the effectiveness of the dianhydrides of this invention necessarily results from the proposed explanations thereof. The following postulations appear to offer a plausible mechanism by which the "dual wetting" system may operate in order to effect its efficacious activity during the coating of aqueous based resin systems on hard-to-wet-surfaces.

When a polymeric thermosetting resin coating, such as a water based epoxy resin, is applied to a hard-to-wet substrate, the following stages appear to occur:

1. The surface is first wetted by the aqueous phase of the coating system. A surfactant which can reduce the interfacial tension between the water and the substrate will be beneficial. Ionic perfluoroalkyl compounds are particularly useful in this stage.

2. As the applied coating system is then heated, the water present evaporates. The resin component viscosity will be initially low, dependent on temperature and cure rate, and as the water evaporates, the surface tension of the resin phase itself will determine wetting. If it is high, the resin may then retract from the surface, bead up and cause an imperfect coating of the substrate to occur.

This state of affairs can be avoided if the surfactant effective in the aqueous phase has also sufficient compatibility within the resin to be effective in preventing the undesirable beading up of the resin. Generally, ionic type surfactants are poorly compatible with resins, while non-ionic types, which are more compatible, are not as good surfactants for the water phase.

However, the presence of a second surfactant compound tailored for optimum compatibility in the resin phase will overcome the problem of beading up and poor surface wetting noted above. This second surfactant causes the surface tension of the resin phase to remain low, prevents bead up of the resin and assures complete coverage of the substrate with the resin. This will allow the resin to cover the surface as completely in the absence of water as did the original aqueous resin solution.

3. Continued heating effects complete resin cure with complete coverage of the substrate surface by the cured resin.

The "dual wetting" system of this invention provides for

a. the best surfactant available for the initial wetting out the aqueous phase of the aqueous resin coating system; and

b. the best surfactant available for the subsequent reducing of the surface tension of the resin phase during the critical precuring step as the water is evaporated from the applied aqueous coating system.

The advantages of the instant invention are thus that optimal performance is achieved throughout the entire coating operation and a greater range of aqueous resin coating systems can be successfully used.

In the "dual wetting" system the surfactant to be effective in the aqueous phase can be the ionic type surfactants normally incompatible in most resins. The second surfactant of the dual system is preferably a multifunctional compound, such as the dianhydrides of this invention, capable of coreacting with the curable resin, thus preventing any loss of surfactant by bleedout.

Attempts to use one surfactant active in both the aqueous and the resin phases where a water soluble structure provides some compatibility of the surfactant in the resin is exemplified in the prior art as seen with commercial products which are R_(f) non-ionic surfactants. This approach represents a compromise and a significant loss in coverage of the substrate occurs during the curing step.

In the instant invention, an effective R_(f) -amphoteric, anionic or cationic surfactant is combined with an R_(f) -dianhydride compound or its derivatives of this invention.

A preferred surfactant combination consists of an R_(f) -amphoteric surfactant ##STR20## Lodyne S-100, (as described in Ser. No. 538,432, incorporated herein by reference), which is effective in the aqueous phase of the water-based resin coating system, with a reactive water soluble derivative of an R_(f) -dianhydride as described earlier in this application.

The effectiveness of the use of any one surfactant on effecting coverage of an industrial grade electrolytic tin substrate, wet or after cure, is seen on Table A. Only the R_(f) -amphoteric surfactant Lodyne S-100 gave 100% wet coverage, but after cure only 45% coverage remained. With other commercial products such as FC-430 or even the derivative of an instant dianhydride (Example 14a) when used alone, a compromise in coverage was attained, but none achieved the desired and necessary 100% coverage both wet and after cure. However, the instant derivative of (Example 14a) was able to prevent shrinkage of the initially wetted substrate coating during cure.

It is noted on Table A from the surface tension measurements of the water solutions shown that the critical property which determines wetting of a surface is not surface tension per se, but more likely interfacial tension.

                                      Table A                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Aqueous Epoxy (of Ex. 17): Wetting of Electrolytic Tin using Various           Additives                                                                      (#7 wire rod; 200° C/10 min)                                                                             %                                             Sample               %  % F                                                                               γs                                                                             Coverage of Tin                               No. Additive Type    in solids                                                                            [dyne/cm]                                                                            wet                                                                               after cure                                 __________________________________________________________________________     1   Pluronic L-72 (polyox derivative).sup.1                                                         0.5                                                                               --       80 50                                         2   Pluronic L-72 (polyox derivative).sup.1                                                         1.0                                                                               -- 35.8  80 50                                         3   BYK 301 (silicone).sup.2                                                                        0.5                                                                               --       70 60                                         4   BYK 301 (silicone).sup.2                                                                        1.0                                                                               -- 33.4  85 75                                         5   FC-430 (R.sub.f -surfactant nonionic).sup.3                                                     0.5                                                                               0.067    75 65                                         6   FC-430 (R.sub.f -surfactant nonionic).sup.3                                                     1.0                                                                               0.134                                                                             20.7  75 60                                         7   Example 14a (R.sub.f -dianhydride)                                                               0.18                                                                             0.067    65 65                                             derivative                                                                 8   Example 14a (R.sub.f -dianhydride                                                                0.36                                                                             0.134                                                                             33.8  85 85                                             derivative                                                                 9   Lodyne S-100 (R.sub.f -surfactant                                                                0.15                                                                             0.067                                                                             17.1  100                                                                               45                                             amphoteric).sup.4                                                          10  Control          -- -- 40.1  50 30                                         __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.1 BASF Wyandotte                                                          .sup.2 Mallinckrodt                                                            .sup.3 3M Company                                                              .sup.4 CIBA-GEIGY                                                        

The effectiveness of the "dual surfactant" system of the present invention is explicitly illustrated on Table B. Clearly the R_(f) amphoteric surfactant Lodyne S-100 is most effective in giving essentially 100% wet coverage regardless of what second surfactant was present in the system. None of the second surfactants tested, including FC-430, an R_(f) non-ionic type, were effective in giving after cure coverage of the tin substrate save Example 14a the derivative of the instant R_(f) dianhydride of Example 1b, where excellent coverage (up to 100%) depending on the specific ratios of surfactants used after cure was attained. The combination of both Lodyne S-100B and Example 14a was the only dual surfactant system to prevent shrinkage (bead up) of the initially (100%) wetted substrate coating during cure as seen on Table B. The compounds of this invention can, of course, be combined with other R_(f) ionic (amphoteric, cationic and anionic) surfactants to achieve the above described effect.

                                      Table B                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Aqueous Epoxy (of Ex. 17): Wetting of Electrolytic Tin using Additive          Combination                                                                    (#7 wire rod; 200° C/10 min)                                                   Lodyne S-100                       %                                           R.sub.f surfactant       % F (solids).sup.1                                                                       Coverage of Tin                      Sample No.                                                                            % by Wt.                                                                               Other Surfactant                                                                          % by Wt.                                                                             s    r    wet after cure                       __________________________________________________________________________     1      0.15    PL-72 (Pluronic).sup.2                                                                    0.5   0.067                                                                               --   100 10                               2      0.07    BYK 301 (Silicone).sup.3                                                                  0.25  0.038                                                                               --   90  60                               3      0.15    BYK 301    0.5   0.067                                                                               --   100 10                               4      0.07    FC-430 (R.sub.f -type).sup. 4                                                             0.25  0.134                                                                               --   95  65                               5      0.15    FC-430     0.5   0.268                                                                               --    98+                                                                               15                               6      0.047   Example 14a                                                                               0.12  0.022                                                                               0.044                                                                               80  80                               7      0.07    Example 14a                                                                               0.09  0.033                                                                               0.033                                                                               95  95                               8      0.105   Example 14a                                                                               0.046 0.050                                                                               0.017                                                                               90  40                               9      0.15    Example 14a                                                                               0.18  0.067                                                                               0.067                                                                               100 100                              __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.1 surfactant type: s                                                      reactant type: r                                                               .sup.2  BASF Wyandotte                                                         .sup.3 Mallinckrodt                                                            .sup.4 3M Company                                                        

One example of a particularly preferred R_(f) dianhydride of this invention is the compound of Example 1. ##STR21##

Although the anhydrides and dianhydrides of this invention are insoluble in polyhydric resins, such as polyols or polyamines, they can be solubilized by ring opening reaction with these compounds. For instance, in order to incorporate the novel R_(f) -moieties into a polypropylene oxide diol, 5 g of a 33% solution of the new R_(f) -anhydride compound are heated with 5-20 g of the polyol until a clear product is obtained; the solvent can be evaporated and the remaining R_(f) -modified resin, which contains 1-10% fluorine, can be further diluted with unmodified resin to the desired fluorine level usually between 0.001% and 0.5%.

Many reactive polymers of prepolymers can be treated and modified with this method: polyethylene oxide diols, polypropylene oxide diols, bis-2-aminopropyl ethers of polyalkylene oxides, poly-n-butylene oxide diols; polyester diols from dibasic acids and diols, as they are used in polyurethane chemistry; polyamines used as epoxy curing agents; siloxane diols; isocyanate terminated prepolymers; methylolated resins, such as methylolated melamines and ureas; hydroxy terminated polybutadienes; other hydroxy bearing polymers, such as hydroxy ethyl cellulose, hydroxy alkyl acrylates -- and methacrylates polymers and copolymers and polyvinyl alcohol.

Thus the novel R_(f) -anhydrides of this invention are the precursors for a large group of resin-compatible wetting agents. Derivatives produced from them impart excellent wetting abilities to polycondensate resin systems. In many cases, they act as adhesion promoters.

Experimentally these compounds have been found to improve adhesion of a thermoset acrylic resin to aluminum (from failing to passing a cross-out adhesion test), and of a polysulfide sealant to concrete.

In certain other cases, dependent on polymer and substrate, they can also act as mold release agents.

These water-soluble derivatives are compounds of high reactivity and of unique structure. During the curing process they co-react with the resin. Thus, they are prevented from bleeding out, and a low surface tension, that is good wetting, is maintained throughout the cure cycle.

A particularly preferred derivative of the dianhydride of Example 1 illustrated above is prepared by reaction of one mole of the dianhydride with two moles of an N,N-substituted aminoalcohol or diamine such as N,N-dimethylethanolamine or N,N-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine. One such derivative has the structure below: ##STR22##

This derivative of an (R_(f))₂ -dianhydride is especially designed for incorporation into aqueous and highly polar resin systems.

It is soluble or dispersible in aqueous or polar organic resin solutions, as well as in resins themselves. However, its solubility sometimes is limited to low molecular weight and polar components of resin systems (amine-hardeners; alkyd resins; low molecular weight polyols; methendic anhydride). If it is used with water-based coatings, such as aqueous epoxies, it is preferably used in combination with an ionic R_(f) -surfactant designed to reduce the surface tension of water.

Dependent on resin systems and substrates, the compounds of this invention behave either as mold release agents or as adhesion promoters.

a. With a thermosetting acrylic resin, the anhydrides of this invention acted as adhesion promoters for coatings of such resins on aluminum substrates.

b. With polysulfide sealants, the dianhydrides of this invention perform as internal mold release agents when the substrates were smooth surfaces such as glass or aluminum, but acted as excellent adhesion promoters when the polysulfide sealant was bonded to a "rough" concrete surface.

The R_(f) -anhydrides of this invention also possess valuable utility as a control agent in the preparation of polyurethane foams which have lower densities and a larger plurality of very small uniform bubbles than in normal polyurethane foams. These R_(f) -dianhydrides also act as mold release agents with the polyurethane foams,

The preparation and unique usefulness of the novel compounds of this invention are demonstrated in detail in the following examples. The examples are meant to illustrate the invention without introducing any limitation thereby whatsoever.

In the following examples, R_(f) refers to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl groups in the following weight ratio unless otherwise indicated:

    C.sub.6 F.sub.13 /C.sub.8 F.sub.17 /C.sub.10 F.sub.21 = essentially 1/2/1

but may also contain a small quantity of C₁₂ F₂₅.

Examples 1 to 9 illustrate the preparation of synthesis of compounds of this invention.

It must be pointed out that the amounts of the compounds of this invention necessary to achieve the aforementioned effects such as surfactant, mold release, adhesion promotion, polyurethane foam control, etc., in a system will vary from 0.003 to 2.0% by weight of said compounds to give a fluorine concentration in the polymer system of 0.001 to 0.5% fluorine.

It must be further pointed out that the perfluoroalkyl substituted anhydrides of this invention are normally prepared as a mixture of formula isomers. While the pure isomers can be separated by standard organic laboratory techniques such as chromatography, vacuum distillation, selective fractionation and the like, it is quite unnecessary and not economic to do so since the valuable surface tension properties of these materials reside essentially equally with all formula isomers.

The mixture of formula isomers is caused by the asymmetry of most of the starting intermediates which are reacted with the R_(f) alcohol or diol usually through the opening of an anhydride five-membered ring. This reaction of the alcohol or diol with the anhydride can result in a carboxyl group on one carbon atom and an ester group on an adjacent carbon atom, but there is no particular selection as to which carbon atom will bear which group. If the overall molecule were otherwise symmetrical, it would result in one isomer. However, in most of the instant cases, mixtures of isomers are obtained.

When in Example 1, one mole of the R_(f) diol (A) reacts with two moles of benzophenone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA) a mixture of three formula isomers are formed. ##STR23##

These three structures may be combined into one structure which definitively describes the mixture of the three formula isomers above as seen below: ##STR24##

In like manner, when the anhydride groups at the left of the above structure are opened as seen in Example 14 with N,N-dimethylaminoethanol or a like tertiary amine containing compound a plurality of additional formula isomers are possible as the remaining anhydride groups are opened. The structure below where the exact position of the center carbonyl group --CO-- is floating between the two sets of adjacent carbon atoms properly describes such mixtures of formula isomers produced. ##STR25##

Again there is no need to separate the various isomers which are all water-soluble or water-dispersible as seen in Example 14.

EXAMPLE 1 ##STR26##

a. An (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure A ##STR27## 20.44 g (0.02 mole) and 67 g glyme (ethylene glycol dimethyl ether) were heated to 60° C under nitrogen. 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA), 14.17 g (0.044 mole) and 0.4 g triethylamine were added and the reaction mixture stirred at 60° C for 10 hours, at which time IR analysis indicated completeness of the reaction.

The solution was filtered to remove unreacted BTDA and the residue was evaporated to dryness on rotary evaporator. The resulting brittle solid was ground and dried under high vacuum for 8 hours. 33.2 g of a light tan powder (99.8% yield) was obtained. MP: 127°-133° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           833          855                                               acid equiv. wt. 833          730                                               fluorine, %     39.0         39.4                                              ______________________________________                                    

b. A dianhydride of the same formula structure as in Example 1a was also be prepared using an (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure A ##STR28## were R_(f) refers to a mixture of perfluoroalkyl groups in the following weight ratio:

    C.sub.6 F.sub.13 /C.sub.8 F.sub.17 /C.sub.10 F.sub.21 = essentially 1/2/1.

The product is a light tan powder having a m.p. of 110°-116° C.

EXAMPLE 2 ##STR29## Following the same procedure as in Example 1, an (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure B ##STR30## 21 g (0.02 mole) was reacted with 14.17 g (0.044 mole) BTDA. 33.5 g of a light tan powder was obtained representing 98% yield. MP: 105°-108° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           800          741                                               fluorine, %     32.9         31.9                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 3 ##STR31## Trimellitic anhydride acid chloride 33.7 g (0.160 mole) was dissolved in 200 ml dry "glyme" (ethylene glycol dimethyl ether) and placed in an addition funnel on top of a 500 ml 3-necked flask equipped with stirrer, nitrogen-inlet and drying tube. In the flask 77.77 g (0.075 mole) (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure (A) (Example 1) and 12.65 g (0.160 mole) pyridine were dissolved in 100 ml dry "glyme." The solution was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen while the anhydride/acid chloride solution was added over 45 minutes. A white precipitate formed and the exothermic reaction raised the temperature of the mixture to 34° C. After stirring another 15 minutes hydrochloride was filtered off and the glyme solution evaporated to near dryness. The residue was stirred with 500 ml anhydrous ethyl ether, filtered and evaporated to dryness. 82.4 g of a brittle material was collected (79.3% yield). MP: 66°-72° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           685          746                                               fluorine, %     46.0         47.6                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 4 ##STR32## Following the procedure of Example 1, 20.44 g (0.02 mole) of (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure (A) and 8.72 g (0.040 mole) 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (pyromellitic dianhydride) were reacted in the presence of 0.05 g. tetramethylammonium chloride. After filtration and drying, a brittle tan powder was obtained in 96% yield; MP: 97°-115° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           588          610                                               fluorine %      40.5         42.1                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 5 ##STR33## Following the procedure of Example 1, 20.44 g (0.02 mole) of (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure (A) and 22.64 g (0.040 mole) of the dianhydride obtained by free-radical addition of 1 mole of ethylene bis-mercaptoacetate to 2 moles of 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride (nadic anhydride) were reacted in the presence of 0.4 g triethylamine. After filtration and drying, the product was obtained as a light yellow powder in 94% yield. MP: 65°-70° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           1053         1111                                              fluorine, %     27.3         28.6                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 6 ##STR34##

a. Using the procedure of Example 1, 5.68 g (0.01 mole) of the diol of structure C ##STR35## and 6.44 g (0.02 mole) of 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA) were heated in the presence of 0.4 g of triethylamine. After removal of the solvent, the product was obtained as a brittle yellowish solid; MP: 116°-121° C in 95% yield.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           606          595                                               fluorine, %     26.6         23.3                                              ______________________________________                                    

b. A dianhydride of the same formula structure as shown above may also be prepared using the R_(f) -diol of the structure ##STR36## using the procedure described above.

EXAMPLE 7 ##STR37## Following the procedure of Example 1 20.44 g (0.02 mole) of (R_(f))₂ -diol of structure (A) and 8.48 g (0.04 mole) of 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic acid dianhydride were heated in the presence of 0.044 g of tetramethylammonium chloride. After removal of solvent, the product was obtained as a brown solid in 98% yield. MP: 155°-160° C

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           763          833                                               fluorine, %     42.4         40.5                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 8 ##STR38##

Using the procedure of Example 1, 10.75 g (0.02 mole) of 6-perfluoroalkyl-4-thiahexane-1-ol and 6.44 g (0.02 mole) of BTDA were heated in the presence of 0.022 g of tetramethylammonium chloride. The solvent was removed on a rotary evaporator leaving a yellowish brittle solid. MP: 123°-132° C

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           860          1026                                              fluorine, %     37.6         35.3                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 9 ##STR39## Following the procedure of Example 1, 15.24 g (0.015 mole) of 2,3-di-(1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluoroalkylthio)propanol-1 and 4.83 g (0.015 mole) of BTDA were heated in the presence of 0.20 g of triethylamine. The solvent was stripped off on a rotary evaporator leaving a yellowish brittle solid. MP: 80°-90° C, in 95% yield.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           1338         1307                                              fluorine, %     48.3         47.0                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 10 ##STR40## Following the procedure of Example 1, 10.76 g (0.02 mole) of 6-perfluoroalkyl-4-thiahexane-1-ol and 4.24 g (0.02 mole) of tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride were heated in the presence of 0.02 g of tetramethyl ammonium chloride. After removal of solvent, the product was obtained as a tan glass-like solid, m.p. 150°-160° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           750          889                                               fluorine, %     43.1         40.0                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 11 ##STR41## Following the procedure of Example 1, 15.24 g (0.015 mole) of 2,3-di(1,1,2,2-tetrahydrofluoroalkylthio)propane-1-ol and 3.18 g (0.015 mole) of tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride were heated in the presence of 0.02 g of tetramethyl ammonium chloride. After removal of solvent, the product was obtained as a tan glass-like solid.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           1228         1042                                              fluorine, %     52.6         51.47                                             ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 12 ##STR42## Following the procedure of Example 1, 8.52 g (0.015 mole) of 2-(1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluoroalkylthio)-butane-1,4-diol and 6.36 g (0.03 mole) of tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride were heated in the presence of 0.033 g of tetramethylammonium chloride. After removal of solvent, the product was obtained as a tan brittle solid, m.p. 123°-126° C.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           496          623                                               fluorine, %     32.5         31.07                                             ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 12a ##STR43## 4.30 g (0.050 mole) of 2-butyne-1,4 diol, 7.32 g (0.050 mole) of octyl mercaptan, 24.03 g (0.050 mole) of 1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorodecylmercaptan and 1.64 g (0.010 mole) of azobisisobutyronitrile were mixed together and sealed, under nitrogen, in an ampol. The reactants were heated at 75° C for 20 hours in a shaker bath. On cooling, a soft semisolid was obtained, which by GC analysis was observed to be a mixture of 3 products, ##STR44## EXAMPLE 12b ##STR45## 4.30 g (0.050 mole) of 2-butyne-1,4-diol, 7.32 g (0.050 mole) of octylmercaptan, 23.52 g (0.050 mole) of 1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluoroalkylmercaptan and 1.64 g (0.010 mole) of azobisisbutyronitrile were sealed, under nitrogen, in 75° C for 16 hours in a shaker bath. On cooling, the product was obtained as a soft semi-solid, bearing the same distribution of diols as in Example 12a.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Theory       Found                                             ______________________________________                                         % Fluorine      43.97        42.5                                              Equivalent wt., OH                                                                             702          768                                               ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 13 ##STR46##

Following the procedure of Example 1, 7.78 g (0.01 mole) of the diol mixture prepared in Example 12b and 6.44 g (0.02 mole) of benzophenone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride were heated in the presence of 0.040 of triethylamine. After evaporation of the solvent, the product was obtained as a yellow waxy solid, containing 50% of the above compound.

    ______________________________________                                         Analytical Data Calculated   Found                                             ______________________________________                                         anhydride equiv. wt.                                                                           706          766                                               fluorine, %     23.9         22.5                                              ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 14

a. 10 g of the compound of Example 1b were dissolved in 20 g N,N-dimethylformamide and heated to 80° C for 20 minutes with 1.5 g, or three times the molar amount of N,N-dimethylaminoethanol. A water soluble product was obtained which has the following structure: ##STR47##

Using the same procedure as in Example 14a, the anhydrides of Examples 6-12 were also reacted with N,N-dimethylaminoethanol to give water soluble products having the corresponding structures.

    ______________________________________                                         Reaction Product of                                                            N,N-dimethylaminoethanol                                                       and R.sub.f -anhydride example                                                                     Sample Number                                              number              R.sub.f -Anhydride                                         ______________________________________                                         14b                  6a                                                        14c                  7                                                         14d                  8                                                         14e                  9                                                         14f                 10                                                         14g                 11                                                         14h                 12                                                         14i                 13                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 15

Following the procedure of Example 14, the compound of Example 1b was reacted with three times the molar amount of the following compounds: N,N-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diamine; N-methyl-diethanolamine; N-methyl-di-(3-aminopropyl)-amine; 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine; N,N-diethylpropane-1,3-diamine; N-dimethylamino-2-propanol; N-dimethylamino-1-propanol; N,N,N'-trimethyl-1,2-ethylenediamine; N,N-bis[2-hydroxypropyl]aniline; N-(3-aminopropyl)morpholine. In all cases water-soluble half ester or half amide products were obtained. These stayed dissolved in water under both basic and acidic conditions.

The compounds of Example 2-13 could also be reacted with N,N-dimethylaminoethanol or with any of the above listed compounds to give the corresponding water-soluble half ester or half amide products.

EXAMPLE 16

5 g of samples of the di-anhydride of Example 1 (33% in glyme) were mixed with 20 g of the following compounds:

polyethylene oxide diol of MW: 600

polyethylene oxide diol of MW: 2000

polypropylene oxide diol of MW: 1010

polytetramethylene diol oxide of MW: 1000

bis-(2-aminopropyl ether of polyethylene oxide of MW: 600 Jeffamine ED (Jefferson Chemical Co.)

bis-(2-aminopropyl ether of polyethylene oxide of MW: 900 Jeffamine ED (Jefferson Chemical Co.)

bis-(2-aminopropyl ether of polypropylene oxide of MW: 400 Jeffamine D (Jefferson Chemical Co.)

bis-(2-aminopropyl ether of polypropylene oxide of MW: 1000 Jeffamine D (Jefferson Chemical Co.)

bis-(2-aminopropyl ether of polypropylene oxide of MW: 2000 polyester diol from adipic acid and

diethylene glycol of MW: 1000 (Fomrez F18-62; Witco Chemical Co.)

The samples were slowly heated to 90° C until all glyme had evaporated, then heated to 150° C for 2 hours; they formed clear, homogeneous solutions which could be further diluted with the original unmodified resin.

These resins modified by the R_(f) -dianhydride can be used in a myriad of applications where surface tension modification is an important consideration. The following examples show the usefulness of the novel compounds.

EXAMPLE 17

A water based coating formulation was mixed together, consisting of 28.6 parts of water soluble, cross-linkable resin, containing polyethylene oxide segments as water solubilizing units and being derived from diepoxides, 15.4 parts of a crosslinking melamine resin (Uformite, MM-83 from American Cyanamid) and 56 parts water. This aqueous resin was applied with a No. 6 wound wire rod to electrolytic tin plate, which has a remaining layer of a hydrocarbon-type oily impurity from processing and is especially difficult to wet. The samples were cured in a circulating air oven at 200° C for 10 minutes.

Surface active compounds were incorporated into the formulation to improve wetting, which was judged visually and expressed in percent covered surface area. The results are tabulated below.

    ______________________________________                                                                        Coverage                                                                       %                                               Ex  Additive      % of         before after                                    17  Chemical Type Solids  % F  cure    Difference                              ______________________________________                                         a   Pluronic L-72 0.5     --   80   50   -30                                       (Wyandotte Chem Co)                                                            nonionic hydro-                                                                carbon                                                                     aa                1.0     --   80   50   -30                                   b   BYK-301 (Mallin-                                                                             0.5     --   70   60   -10                                       krodt Co)                                                                      silicone type                                                              bb                1.0     --   85   75   -10                                   c   FC-430 (3M Company)                                                                          0.5     0.067                                                                               75   65   -10                                       nonionic fluorinated                                                       cc                1.0     0.134                                                                               75   60   -15                                   d   LODYNE® S-100                                                                            0.15    0.067                                                                               100  45   -55                                       (CIBA-GEIGY)                                                                   amphoteric fluori-                                                             nated                                                                      e   Compound of   0.18    0.067                                                                               65   65   0                                         Example 14a                                                                ee  Compound of   0.36    0.134                                                                               85   85   0                                         Example 14a                                                                f   None          --      --   50   30   -20                                   g   Compound of   0.2     0.05 80   77   -3                                        Example 14b                                                                ______________________________________                                    

Only the novel compounds of this invention (e,ee, g) essentially prevent a reduction of covered surface area during curing; only the ionic fluorinated compound of Example (d) gives a 100% wetting of the substrate by the aqueous phase.

EXAMPLE 18

The water based coating formulation of Example 17 was applied with different additives in combination with the amphoteric fluorinated surfactant LODYNE® S-100. Application and evaluation was done as in Example 17.

    __________________________________________________________________________                               Coverage                                                                       %                                                    Ex LODYNE® S-100                                                                      Other     % of before after                                         18 %       Additive  Solids                                                                              cure    Difference                                   __________________________________________________________________________     a  0.15    Pluronic L-72                                                                            0.5  100 10  -90                                          b  0.15    BYK-301   0.5  100 10  -90                                          c  0.15    FC-430    0.5  100 15  -85                                          d  0.15    Compd of Ex 14a                                                                          0.18 100 100  0                                           e  0.10    Compd of Ex 14a                                                                          0.05  90 40  -50                                          f  0.07    Compd of Ex 14a                                                                          0.09  95 95   0                                           g  0.05    Compd of Ex 14a                                                                          0.12  80 80   0                                           h  0.10    Compd of Ex 14b                                                                          0.10 100 100  0                                           __________________________________________________________________________

Using the novel compounds of Examples 14a and 14b at a level above 0.05% (of solids) the original good coverage of the substrate resulting from the use of amphoteric LODYNE® S-100 is retained during the curing step.

EXAMPLE 19

To an aqueous can coating formulation of an epoxy resin modified with polyethylene oxide to form a water emulsifiable adduct (70 grams) and an aminoplast melamine-formaldehyde (30 grams), available commercially as "Uformite MM-83" in 100 grams of water, were added selected reactive R_(f) additives as seen in Example 17.

The anhydrides were reacted with N,N-dimethylaminoethanol to achieve water solubility as seen in Example 14 and the resin was applied to electrolytic tin plate as described in Example 17. This resin formulation gave 100% wetting of the aqueous phase. Therefore, an additional ionic R_(f) surfactant was not needed.

The results are tabulated below:

    ______________________________________                                                                             Mol Ratio of                               Ex  Additive = Compound                                                                            % of    Coverage                                                                               COOH/R.sub.f                               19  of Example      Solids  after cure                                                                             in Additive                                ______________________________________                                         a   14a             0.03    65      2                                          b   14b             0.03    100     4                                          c   14d             0.03    98      2                                          d   14c             0.03    65      2                                          e   14h             0.03    98      4                                          f   14f             0.03    80      2                                          g   14e             0.03    50      1                                          h   14g             0.03    40      1                                          i   14i             0.03    90      4                                          k   FC-430          0.03    60      --                                         1   Control         --      10      --                                         ______________________________________                                    

These results demonstrate the superior performance of the novel R_(f) -additives, with the best results obtained with a high ratio of carboxy/R_(f) groups.

EXAMPLE 20

A solution of a thermosetting acrylic resin (Rohm & Haas Co.) (50% in xylene) was heated for 10 minutes with 2% (based on total solids) of the compound of Example 1 until a clear solution was obtained. Several films were cast on aluminum panels, dried, and cured 200° C for 10 minutes, A fluorine-free control sample was also prepared. All samples formed smooth, glossy coatings. Cross-cut adhesion was tested by cutting 5 close lines into the coating with a razor blade, pressing an adhesive tape on the cut and pulling the tape off. If adhesion is unsatisfactory, the coating will strip off. None of the coatings containing the compound of Example 1 failed the test, even when the resin was further diluted to 0.5% additive based on solids.

Control applications, containing no additive, all failed badly.

EXAMPLE 21

453.6 grams of LP-32 polysulfide resin, commercially available from Thiokol, was modified with 6.5 grams (1.4% based on resin) of the dianhydride of Example 1. Samples of modified (T-816F) and unmodified (T-816) LP-32 sealant formulations¹) were coated on glass, aluminum and concrete and allowed to cure for several days at room temperature. The samples were then cured for an additional 7 days at 70° C and cut into one inch strips for testing. The samples were then immersed in distilled water at room temperature for 7 days, dried and tested by Instron Testing Apparatus for peel strength. Results are given on Table C.

    ______________________________________                                         1)   100     Parts   LP-32                                                          25      Parts   CaCO.sub.3 Filler                                              41.5    Parts   clay                                                           10      Parts   titanium oxide     Part A                                      8       Parts   thixotropic agent                                              0.1     Part    sulfur                                                         23.5    Parts   plasticizer                                                    7.5     Parts   lead dioxide                                                   0.5     Part    lead stearate                                                                                     Part B                                      4.4     Parts   plasticizer                                               ______________________________________                                    

Parts A and B are mixed together on a roller mill.

                  Table C                                                          ______________________________________                                         Adhesion of Modified and Unmodified T-816 Polysulfide Sealant                  to Glass, Aluminum and Concrete                                                             Average  Type of Failure                                                  Formulation                                                                               Peel Value Adhesive                                                                               Cohesive                                 Substrate                                                                              Test Sample                                                                               lbs.       %       %                                        ______________________________________                                         Aluminum                                                                               T-816    a     21.1     20      80                                                      b     17.7     70      30                                                      c     19.0     30      70                                                      d     20.0     50      50                                             T-816F   a     4.0      100     0                                                       b     5.0      100     0                                                       c     3.0      100     0                                                       d     2.9      100     0                                      Glass   T-816    a     23.0     0       100                                                     b     21.4     3       97                                                      c     22.0     0       100                                                     d     20.2     0       100                                            T-816F   a     13.4     100     0                                                       b     12.5     100     0                                                       c     1.5      100     0                                                       d     2.0      100     0                                      Concrete                                                                               T-816    a     0.4      100     0                                                       b     --       100     0                                                       c     0.7      100     0                                                       d     0.4      100     0                                              T-816F   a     4.0      100     0                                                       b     5.5      97      3                                                       c     2.7      100     0                                                       d     2.5      100     0                                      ______________________________________                                    

On smooth surfaces, such as glass and aluminum, the modified T-816F formulation performs considerably worse than the control. The R_(f) -dianhydride additive acts in fact as an internal mold release agent.

However, on concrete, T816F is considerably better than the the control in peel stength values.

EXAMPLE 22

5 g of the dianhydride of Example 1 (33% in ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, glyme) was mixed with 15 g Thanol-TE 3000, a polypropylene oxide (MW: 2000) from Jefferson Chemical Corporation and reacted as described in Example 15. The glyme was evaporated in vacuo at 70° C. This resulting flourine containing prepolymer was used to modify the following two polyurethane foam formulations with varying amounts of fluorine.

    ______________________________________                                         Polyurethane Foam Formulations                                                                    Parts by Weight                                             Components           A       B                                                 ______________________________________                                         Thanol TE-300        300     300                                               1,4-butanediol       38      48                                                trimethylolpropane   15      --                                                water                0.6     --                                                T-12 (tin catalyst)  0.1     0.1                                               Freon 11B            --      4.2                                               Isonate 143 L (diisocyanate)                                                                        21      19.8                                              ______________________________________                                    

The following table shows that very small amounts of fluorine incorporated in this manner greatly reduce the foam density:

    ______________________________________                                                                          % by                                          Ex.                       Density                                                                               Weight Compound                               Number Formulation                                                                                % F    [g/cm.sup.3 ]                                                                         Example 1 in foam                             ______________________________________                                         1      A           --     0.39   0                                             2      A          0.0021  0.29   0.00534                                       3      A          0.0042  0.24   0.01068                                       4      A          0.0084  0.22   0.02136                                       5      A          0.0168  0.23   0.04272                                       6      B          0       0.48   0                                             7      B          0.002   0.39   0.0051                                        8      B          0.004   0.34   0.0102                                        9      B          0.008   0.31   0.0204                                        10     B          0.016   0.28   0.0408                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 23

5 g of the dianhydride of Example 1 (33% in glyme) was mixed with 15 g of two different siloxane diols of the following structures: ##STR48## R is a lower alkylene of up to 6 carbons.

The mixtures are heated to 100° C and stirred for 20 minutes, after which time clear solutions were obtained, which consisted of the siloxane -- diesters with the novel dianhydride, dissolved in excess siloxane diol.

Solutions of Silicone DC-20 (Dow Corning Corporation), 6% in 1,1,1,-trichloroethane, a mold release agent used in polyurethane manufacture, were modified by small amounts of the above prepared derivatives to give 0.4% F on solids and tested for their wetting behavior on aluminum sheet by spreading a thin film with a Nr. 20 wire rod.

Excellent wetting was achieved with both additives, while the control sample beaded up. In addition, the sample derived from Q4-3557 showed very little foaming. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula I ##STR49## wherein Q is the tetraradical of a tricarboxylic or tetracarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of trimellitic acid, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid and 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid,X is hydrogen or carboxy; R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms; a is 1 or 2; A is hydrogen or group II with the proviso that when X is hydrogen, A is group II; ##STR50## m is 0; Q₁ is the same as Q, and R³ is the residue of an R_(f) substituted aliphatic alcohol or diol of the structure ##STR51## where R¹ is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylenethioalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, alkyleneoxyalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms or alkyleneiminoalkylene of 4 to 12 carbon atoms where the nitrogen atom contains as the third substituent hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and R² is straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an alkylenepolyoxyalkylene of the formula C_(n) H_(2n) (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where n is 1 to 12, k is 2 to 6 and r is 1 to
 40. 2. A compound according to claim 1 of formula I wherein Q is the tetraradical of 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid; X is carboxy; R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms; a is 1 or 2; A is group II ##STR52## m is 0; Q₁ is the same as Q and R³ is the residue of an R_(f) substituted aliphatic alcohol or diol of the structure ##STR53## where R¹ is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; andR² is a branched or straight chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkylenepolyoxyalkylene of the formula C_(n) H_(2n) (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where n is 1 to 4, k is 2 to 4 and r is 1 to
 20. 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R¹ is ethylene, and R² is methylene or methylenepolyoxyalkylene of the formula CH₂ (OC_(k) H_(2k))_(r) where k is 2 and r is 1 to
 20. 4. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR54## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 5. A compound according to claim 4 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
 6. A compound according to claim 4 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
 7. A compound according to claim 4 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
 8. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR55## wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 9. A compound according to claim 8 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
 10. A compound according to claim 8 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
 11. A compound according to claim 8 wherein R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
 12. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR56## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 13. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR57## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 14. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR58## where R_(f) if perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 15. A compound according to claim 1 of the structure ##STR59## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 16. A compound of the structure ##STR60## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
 17. A compound of the structure ##STR61## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms and R₈ is alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
 18. A compound according to claim 17 of the structure ##STR62## where R_(f) is perfluoroalkyl of 6 to 18 carbon atoms. 